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'Like Rabbits' (ADC Mainshow, Easter Week 3) is looking for a TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Like RabbitsDryden
19:45, Tue 19th – Sat 23rd May 2026 at ADC Theatre
Easter Week 3
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Depictions of (faked) pregnancy and childbirth; mentions of miscarriage and blood; brief, indirect reference to self-harm / intentional self-injury.

Following a sold-out staged reading of Act One this term, 'Like Rabbits' is coming to the ADC and we're looking for a technical director  to bring it to life!

    “Sorry, my good man, I must have misheard you – I thought you said a rabbit –“
    “Not a rabbit. Rabbits. Plural.”
    “…Pardon?”

    In 1726, a young woman from Surrey called Mary Toft becomes an overnight celebrity when the astonishing news breaks that she has given birth to a litter of rabbits. It’s not true, obviously – but when everyone believes that it is, including the King and his most senior doctors, the lie becomes harder and harder to keep up. As she finds herself at the centre of a courtly power struggle and, eventually, a national scandal, Mary begins to wonder if she can ever return to a life of obscurity again.

    A new play by the current Peter Shaffer Playwright-in-Residence at Trinity College, Imogen Usherwood, Like Rabbits is the funny but thought-provoking true story of a young woman who royally deceived the whole of England – and of those who paid the price.

    After a successful staged reading to a sold-out room in Trinity College this term, Like Rabbits is coming the ADC as the Week 3 Mainshow. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the first-ever performance of this lively, entertaining, exciting new play.

    We are currently looking for a TECHNICAL DIRECTOR .

    Application pack here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K6_eDERoaX4JMEOAcdKUlwaMfvZoc7_F/view?usp=sharing

    Plain text version: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yP-zdQm8F5Ut79BiDiUVWQlRsLxCOVa8ZNsiPav0CZ8/edit?usp=sharing

    Any questions please get in touch with Imogen at iu220@cam.ac.uk. We look forward to reading your application!


    Contact iu220@cam.ac.uk before 5th Mar 2026 23:59 for more details.

    Created at 2nd Mar 2026 10:25
    Last updated at 2nd Mar 2026 13:35